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Newly crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev makes a quick return to action this weekend as he bids to help Germany reach the Davis Cup Finals, while American Ben Shelton hopes to put his Flushing Meadows final defeat behind him.

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Ben Shelton's first Grand Slam final ended in defeat, but the 23-year-old American said his four-set loss to Alexander Zverev at the US Open only whetted his appetite for more.

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Alexander Zverev held off Ben Shelton to win the US Open, capturing the second Grand Slam of his career just months after winning the French Open.

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Aryna Sabalenka, denied a third consecutive US Open title and toppled from the World No. 1 spot she had held for 99 weeks, vowed to come back stronger after a season of disappointment.

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Elena Rybakina is on top of the tennis world, celebrating her first US Open title and her rise to No. 1 barely more than three weeks after she feared injury would force her out of the final Grand Slam of the year.

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 Aryna Sabalenka is "ready for the fight" as she eyes a third straight title at the US Open, where the woman standing in her way, Elena Rybakina, has already ended Sabalenka's reign at No. 1 in the world.

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Six years after an agonizing loss in the US Open final, Alexander Zverev says "everything is different" as he returns to the title match in Flushing Meadows.
 

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Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) and book a US Open championship showdown with two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

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Top seed Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for a third consecutive US Open crown on Thursday (Friday, Manila time), storming into the final with a straight sets demolition of American third seed Jessica Pegula.

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Karen Khachanov punched his ticket the US Open semifinals, advancing when Belgian Alexander Blockx retired from their quarter-final with the Russian leading, 6-2, 7-5, 3-2.

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Ben Shelton's first Grand Slam final ended in defeat, but the 23-year-old American said his four-set loss to Alexander Zverev at the US Open only whetted his appetite for more.

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Alexander Zverev held off Ben Shelton to win the US Open, capturing the second Grand Slam of his career just months after winning the French Open.

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Aryna Sabalenka, denied a third consecutive US Open title and toppled from the World No. 1 spot she had held for 99 weeks, vowed to come back stronger after a season of disappointment.

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Elena Rybakina is on top of the tennis world, celebrating her first US Open title and her rise to No. 1 barely more than three weeks after she feared injury would force her out of the final Grand Slam of the year.

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 Aryna Sabalenka is "ready for the fight" as she eyes a third straight title at the US Open, where the woman standing in her way, Elena Rybakina, has already ended Sabalenka's reign at No. 1 in the world.

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Six years after an agonizing loss in the US Open final, Alexander Zverev says "everything is different" as he returns to the title match in Flushing Meadows.
 

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Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) and book a US Open championship showdown with two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

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Top seed Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for a third consecutive US Open crown on Thursday (Friday, Manila time), storming into the final with a straight sets demolition of American third seed Jessica Pegula.

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Karen Khachanov punched his ticket the US Open semifinals, advancing when Belgian Alexander Blockx retired from their quarter-final with the Russian leading, 6-2, 7-5, 3-2.

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